Arriving in India we lost our heart to this amazing country with the size of a continent. Yes, we visited a lot of India’s tourist highlights like the burning ghats of Varanasi, the Taj Mahal, the beaches of Goa and the temples of Sravanabelagola, Madurai and Mahabalipuram. But when we think of India, we remember […]
All information on these pages is based in our personal experiences while cycling through Kenya in September and October 2005. Our route Starting from Nairobi we traveled the following route: Lake Naivasha, Thika, Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Nakuru, Lake Bogoria and Lake Baringo, Kabarnet, Eldoret, Eldama Ravine, Nakuru, Lake Elementeita, Lake Naivasha and back to Nairobi. Total […]
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Cycling Around The World In September and October 2007 we cycled in the southern part of Uganda. These pages contain all info about this Uganda tour. We started from Entebbe and bikes to Fort Portal in the west, continued south to Kibale Forest NP and Queen Elisabeth NP and then turned east again to Mbarara, […]
This page gives information about some design and (web)technical aspects of the Cycling Around the World website. In February 2003 the site moved to it’s own domain at www.cyclingaroundtheworld.nlThere is more general information about this site How it was done Several tools were used to build it but nowadays Cycling Around The World is maintained […]
In October 2006 we cycled around Sikkim (India) and Bhutan. These pages give you a detailed tour report and practical information to prepare such a trip. We cycled from Paro in the west of Bhutan to Luentshe in the far east of the country. The trip took two weeks to complete. Cycling from Paro to […]
All information on these pages is based in our personal experiences while cycling through Alaska in August and September 2000. For those with limited time to cycle in Alaska there is a separate page about cycling in Denali National Park.
All information on these pages is based in our personal experiences while cycling through Zimbabwe in September and October 1999. We cycled from Harare to Mutare and continued to Masvingo and Bulawayo. From Bulawayo we traveled to Hwange NP and Victoria Falls , mainly using public transport.
After almost 5 months in India we experienced another culture shock when we arrived in Singapore. I’ll never forget the difference between the toilets in the Madras airport, where the cleaning lady slept on the floor in the toilets, and the spotlessly clean toilets of Changi Airport. Life was extremely expensive in Singapore after India, […]
After three months of cycling through Europe (from Holland to Greece) we arrived in Kathmandu. It took us a week to overcome the culture shock: we experienced our flight as a journey back in time, arriving in “medieval” Kathmandu. But when we had overcome the initial shock we enjoyed the busy streets of Kathmandu, the […]
In Indonesia we immediately felt at home, as Bahasa Indonesia contains many originally Dutch words. We visited the islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali. Sumatra, being the least populated, we enjoyed most. Here we crossed the equator. Java was very busy, but nevertheless we felt safe in the hectic traffic. We saw a lot of […]
In October and November 2009 we cycled in Oman. The trip took four weeks to complete. The total distance cycled was around 1200 kms. We started and ended our trip in Muscat. First following the coast to Sur, then travelling south and then west again to the Wahiba Sands area and Nizwa. We climbed the […]
All information on these pages is based in our personal experiences while cycling through Iceland in August and September 2003. We flew to Keflavik Airport (near Reykjavik), cycled to Geysir and Gulfoss. Followed the Kjölur route through the highlands and continued to Akureyri and the famous Myvatn area. From there we traveled by bus to […]
The Netherlands is Paul and Anja’s homecountry. They do a lot of cycling here. So they have tons of tips for people who want to cycle in Holland. Get all the details at holland.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl
